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The Student News Site of McLean High School

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Teachers modernize classroom methods

Teachers modernize classroom methods

December 3, 2014

Now more than ever, teachers have started using apps, websites and other forms of technology to enrich their learning environments. These tools can be used for anything from providing students with a better...

Joaquin Phoenix shines as Theodore Twombly in 'Her.'

‘Her’ impresses audience in futuristic love story

February 19, 2014

Premiering in an era when having wifi connection seems to be as vital as having food or water, the futuristic love story in ‘Her’ seems an apt prediction of what the future may hold. In a world of...

Playstation 4 crushes Xbox one in console wars

Playstation 4 crushes Xbox one in console wars

December 11, 2013
With the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One both out and at least been a week in stores, both have their pros and cons. But fear not critics have been praising the Playstation 4 over the Xbox One. Time for a closer look at the reasons why Sony’s Playstation 4 is the top gun in next gen gaming consoles.
Superhero movies soar to top of charts

Superhero movies soar to top of charts

November 2, 2013

As time goes on there becomes less and less original ideas to choose from.  Logically it makes sense as there are a finite amount of good ideas and more and more of them are being taken.  That is when...

The app's easily workable record library. It is very easily usable and offers a high level of organization

Voice Record Pro exudes impressive qualities

November 1, 2013

Voice Record Pro is an interesting little app for the Apple products that allows for a surprising amount of opportunity when it comes to record-arranging needs. It is essentially a tool to edit any...

The usual phones you would see down in the security office.

Students should be able to retrieve electronics from Security themselves

October 17, 2013
Students should be able to take their phones back at the end of the day from security. On a daily basis, students around McLean use their electronics to do various things in between class time, during break and lunch. But should teachers really be so cruel as to take students' phones away and take them straight to security?
Ear buds vs. headphones

Ear buds vs. headphones

May 1, 2013

With mainstream Apple products such as iPhones and iPods requiring sound introducing their iconic white ear buds, students must choose the earphones to fit their own preferences. The choice between...

New 3-D printers are helpful, fun to use

New 3-D printers are helpful, fun to use

February 6, 2013

  The new 3-D printers in some McLean classrooms are proving to be of huge satisfaction for the staff and students. The design and tech classes wanted to be able to create figures that were 3-D and caught...

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